Meaning & Definition of Stumble in English
English⟶
Stumble
/stəmbəl/
noun
1. An unsteady uneven gait
synonym:
- lurch,
- stumble,
- stagger
2. An unintentional but embarrassing blunder
- "He recited the whole poem without a single trip"
- "He arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"
- "Confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"
synonym:
- trip,
- trip-up,
- stumble,
- misstep
verb
1. Walk unsteadily
- "The drunk man stumbled about"
synonym:
- stumble,
- falter,
- bumble
2. Miss a step and fall or nearly fall
- "She stumbled over the tree root"
synonym:
- stumble,
- trip
3. Encounter by chance
- "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"
synonym:
- stumble,
- hit
4. Make an error
- "She slipped up and revealed the name"
synonym:
- stumble,
- slip up,
- trip up
Examples of using
Don't stumble over the rock.